THE SOW'S EAR

Friends think Im nuts, but Ive got a serious thing for Mr. Pig, the cartoon character thats the symbol for Piggly Wiggly, wrote Commercial Appeal food columnist Leslie Kelly last week in a column devoted to her anthropomorphic love affair with the porcine mascot for Memphis most famous grocery store. Kelly said shed like to see Mr. Pigs face carved on Mt. Rushmore and closed her article by asking readers to suggest Memphis-specific scenarios in which Mr. Pig might appear. The Fly-team was unable to resist such a challenge.

This is an actual hidden camera shot of Mr. Pig accepting money from a representative of E-Cycle Management. Since hes a private mascot, and not an elected logo, no charges were pressed.

In an effort to squelch controversy over local Confederate-themed parks, one citizens group suggests major changes to the statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest.

Although county medical examiner O.C. Smith made a lot of headlines after he was tied up in barbed wire by an unknown assailant, the copycat crimes get very little attention outside of Memphis heavy-metal community.

The Fly-team would also like to see Mr. Pig act out Ned Beattys role in Deliverance and try his hand at writing a daily food column.